Pocket coin-bank.



N9. 848,302. PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

w. P. HARVEY.

POCKET COIN BANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1905.

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UNITED STATES arana onrron POCKET COIN-BANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26', 1907.

Application filed March 22, 1905. $erial No. 252,091.

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, WA'rsoN POWELL HAR- VEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PocketOoinBanks, of which the following is a speci fication.

My invention relates to portable coin-receptacles of the class now usedextensively by savings-banks, being loaned by them to the depositors andthe receptacles being so constructed that coins of various denominationsmay be readily introduced thereinto, but may only be removed therefromwithout difficulty by one having a suitable key therefor. The saidcoin-receptacles are kept in the homes of the depositors and serve as anencouragement to the saying of money by providing a receptacle in whichcoins may be placed from time to time and which can only be againreached by taking the receptacle to the depository where the keytherefor is held.

It is the object of my invention to provide a device of this classembodying a construction permitting the receptacle to be made of a sizeand form such as to permit the same to be carried in the pocket, wherebythe user thereof by having the receptacle constantly with him may at anytime deposit coins therein, thus giving a greater incentive to savingthan by any other system of the kind and keeping the depositor in closerand more constant touch with the savings-bank or main depository.

The features of the invention whereby I have produced a savings-bankwhich can be carried in the pocket are First. The construction of thebank in a thin flat form, allowing the bank to be placed in the coat,vest, or trousers pocket without producing a disagreeable or unsightlybunch and, in fact, taking up no more room than an ordinary matclrbox orspectaclecase.

Second. The construction of the bank with a smooth continuous unbrokenouter surface. To secure this, I have arranged the locking and unlockingfeatures so that there is no rivet, pin, or other projection, no hole ordepression rendered necessary because ofthe locking and unlocking means.The surface of the bank isabsolutely unbroken, save by the line ofjuncture between the cover and the body part and the necessary slot forthe admission of the coins.

Third. The provision of a key for operating the means for locking andunlocking the parts of the bank, which is inserted through the coin-slotand the operation of which is not apparent to the possessor of the bankalone.

Fourth. The provision of a mechanical construction insuring strength,together with great compactness of parts.

A further object of my invention is to provide a coin-receptacle ofthisclass which may be of simple and cheap construction and embodyingcertain novel constructional features, as will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a construction embodying myinvention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective exterior view of the bank.Fig. 2 is a sectional View thereof, taken on the line 90 x of Fig. 3 andshowing the two-p art key therefor in position to open the same. on theline y 'y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the position ofthe coin-deflector when a coin is being placed in the bank. Fig. 5 is anedge view of the bank with the cover part therefor removed, but inposition to be placed thereon. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view ofone of the latches for retaining the cover part of the bank in position,and Fig. 7 is an edge view of the two-part ke used in releasing thelatches and pulling the cover part from the bank.

In the construction of my invention shown I provide a thin flatpreferably rectangular bank comprising a body part and a cover part. Thebody part 1 is shouldered inwardly at the open end or mouth thereof, andthe cover part 2 is fitted snugly over the lip formed by the shoulder.The depth of the shoulder is made equal to the thickness of the materialforming the cover part, so that the joint between the cover and bodyparts may present a smooth flat surface, as shown in Fig. 1. The outercorners 4 of the cover and body parts are rounded, as shown, in order topresent a neater appearance and to prevent unnecessary wear of thepocket in which the bank is carried.

In the top of the cover part 2 is a slot 5 of a size suitable for thepassage of the largest coin to be placed in the bank. Below saidcoin-slot is a trap or deflector comprising a plate 8 bent to form aninclined lip 6 at one side thereof and a shorter curved lip 7 at theother side. At the ends of the said plate are the loops 9, havingelongated openings Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof IIO thereinthrough which pass the pins 10, by which the deflector is looselysuspended within the cover part below the slot. The normal position ofthe deflector and its position when a coin is being placed in the bankare clearly shown in Figs; 8 and 4. It will readily be seen that onaccount of the deflector a coin once within the bank may not be removedtherefrom through the slot 5, the coin striking the inclined lip 6 andbeing directed thereby against the curved lip 7, which it cannot pass.

At each end of the cover part a plurality of latches 11 are pivotallysecured by pins 12, the points 13 of said latches being adapted to enterthe openings 14 in the end sections of the lip 3, over which the coverpart fits. The said points 13 are normally retained in engagement withthe lip by the small coilsprings 15, placed within suitable openings 16in the upper part of the latches and bearing against the ends of thecover part, as shown. In order to remove the cover part from the bodypart, all the latches must be released simultaneously, the lip 3 beingmade of a height such that the cover part cannot hinge at the latches onone side and be opened by releasing the latches on the other side only.

To provide for the releasing of the latches and removal of the coverpart from the body part, I employ a special two-part key, as shown inFigs. 2 and 7. The said key c0mprises the heads 17, carried on the endsof the thin curved blades 18, which blades terminate in finger-loops 19and are pivotally connected at 20, as shown. The key being insertedthrough the coin-slot 5, as shown in Fig. 2, and the finger-loops beingpressed toward each other, the heads 17 engage the upper part of thelatches 11 and press the same outward against the tension of the springs15, thereby releasing simultaneously all of the latch-points 13 from thelip 3 and enabling the cover part to be removed by simply pullingstraight out on the finger-loops of the key. The key thus serves notonly to release the latches, but also as a handle by which the coverpart may be pulled off the body part, while the coin-slot serves adouble purpose in providing also an opening for the insertion of thekey.

It will be apparent to those skilled in lockmaking that by varying theheight and configuration of the inner edges 21 of the latches and byvarying the number of the latches endless combinations may be producedeach requiring a particular form of the heads 17 in order to release allthe latches at once, the heads on the key shown in the drawings beingobviously of the simplest form.

While in the preferred form of the invention two spring-pressed latchesare employed to lock the cover part to the body part, it is understoodthat the invention is not to be limited other than as required by theclaims, which point out and define the invention.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

1*. A pocket savings-bank of thin, flat form, comprising a body part anda cover part, the outside of said bank presenting a surface unbrokensave by the line of the juncture between said parts and by a slot forthe admission of the coins, said coin-slot being located in the coverpart parallel with the broad sides of the bank, spring-pressed latcheslocated inside the bank at each of the narrow sides, pivoted on one partand looking into the other part, a key device adapted to be inserted inthe coin-slot and expanded lengthwise thereof to press said latches andunlock the cover and body parts.

2. A pocket savings-bank of thin, flat form, comprising a body part anda cover part, the outside of said bank presenting a surface unbrokensave by the line of the juncture between said parts and by a slot forthe admission of the coins, said coin-slot being located in the coverpart parallel with the broad sides of the bank, spring-pressed latcheslocated inside the bank at each of the narrow sides, pivoted on one partand locking into the other part, a flat key consisting of two angularlevers pivoted together and adapted to be inserted in the coin-slot topress with their ends the said latches and unlock the cover and bodyparts.

3. A pocket savings-bank of thin, flat form, comprising a body part anda cover part, the outside of said bank presenting a surface unbrokensave by the line of the juncture between said parts and by a slot forthe admission of the coins, said coin-slot being located in the coverpart parallel with the broad sides of the bank, a plurality ofspring-pressed latches located inside the bank at each of the narrowsides, pivoted on one part and looking into the other part, said latchesbeing provided-with edges of varying height and configuration, a flatkey consisting of two angular levers pivoted together,

the heads of said levers being shaped to 00- A operate with the edges ofthe latches, whereby when the key is inserted in the slot and expandedthe latches are pressed to unlock the cover and body parts.

4. A pocket savings-bank of thin, flat form, comprising a body part anda cover part, the outside of said bank presenting a surface unbrokensave by the line of the juncture between said parts and by a slot forthe admission of the coins, said coin-slot being located in the coverpart parallel with the broad sides of the bank, a deflector devicelocated in said cover part and mounted to allow the passage of a coininto the body part but to prevent the passage of a coin from the bodypart into the cover part, spring-pressed latches pivoted on the coverpart at each end thereof and normally engaging the body part to lock theparts together, a flat expansible key adapted to be inserted through thecoin slot to engage the latches and unlock the same, said key forming inaddition a handle by which the cover part may be pulled from the bodypart while the latches are held in unlocked position.

5. A pocket savings-bank comprising a body part of suitable form, acover part fitted thereto, there being in said bank a slot through whichcoins may be passed thereinto, a latch arranged adjacent to each end ofsaid coin-slot, said latches being adapted to retain the cover part uponthe body part, and a two-part key adapted to be inserted through thecoin-slot to engage and release the latches to permit removal of thecover part from the body part.

6. A pocket savings-bank comprising a body part of suitable form, acover part fitted thereto, there being in said bank a slot through whichcoins may be passed thereinto, a plurality of latches arranged adjacentto each end of said coin-slot, said latches be ing adapted to retain thecover part upon the body part, and a two-part key adapted to be insertedthrough the coin-slot to engage and release the latches to permitremoval of the cover part from the body part.

7. A pocket savin s-bankcomprising a g body part of suitable form, acover part fitted thereto, there being in said cover part a slot throughwhich coins may be passed into the body part, means adapted to preventremoval of coins from the bank through the slot, a spring-actuated latchcarried on the cover part adjacent each end of the slot and normallyengaging the body part to retain the cover part thereon, and a two-partkey adapted to be passed through the coinslot to engage the latches anddisengage the same from the body part, said key forming in addition ahandle by which the cover part j may be pulled from the body part whilethe latches are held thereby in disengaged position.

8. A pocket savings-bank comprising a body part of suitable form, acover part fitted thereto, there being in said cover part a slot throughwhich coins may be passed into the body part, means adapted to preventremoval of coins from the bank through the slot, spring-actuated latchescarried on the cover part adjacent to each end of the slot, and normallyengaging the body part to retain the cover part thereon, and a two-partkey adapted to be passed through the coinslot to engage the latches anddisengage the same from the body part, said key forming in addition ahandle by Which the cover part may be pulled from the body part whilethe latches are held thereby in disengaged position.

9. A money-receptacle comprising a pair of sections which when securedtogether form a closed receptacle, a lock for securing the sectionstogether comprising a pair of yielding parts, and a key comprising apair of members adapted to be spread after the key has been inserted andto shift said parts.

10. A money-receptacle comprising a pair of sections which when securedtogether form a closed receptacle, a lock for securing the sectionstogether comprising a pair of yielding parts, and a key comprising apair of members adapted to be spread after the key has been inserted andto shift said parts, said parts being oppositely arranged in thereceptacle.

11. A pocket savings-bank of suitable form comprising a body part and acover part, the outside of said bank presenting a surface unbroken saveby the line of uncture between said parts and by a slot for theadmission of the coins, said coin-slot being located in the cover partparallel With the broad sides of the bank, means located entirely in theinterior of the bank and including a spring-pressed member for holdingthe cover part 'upon the body part, a key device adapted to be insertedthrough the coin-slot to operate the spring-pressed memberto release thecover part from the body part.

12. A pocket savings-bank of suitable form comprising a body part and acover part formed With a slot opening into the interior of the bank forthe admission of coins, means located entirely in the interior of thebank and including a spring-pressed latch for holding the cover partupon the body part, a key device insertible into the interior of thebank only through the coin-slot and adapted to operate thespring-pressed latch to release the cover part from the body part.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two Witnesses.

l/V. POWELL HARVEY.

Witnesses:

L. C. SHARP, J. L. ARMSTRONG.

